A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MARKETING AGREEMENT WITH AEROMETALS INC. IN ORDER TO ACCEPT AN INLET BARRIER FILER FOR THE FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT’S NEW HELICOPTER.http://docs.sandiego.gov/council_reso_o ... 311789.pdf

A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A SIKORSKY S-70i HELICOPTER.Marketing agreement with Aerometals Inc. for the Inlet Barrier Filter from Aerometals, Inc. to be installed on the Fire-Rescue Department’s new Sikorsky S70i helicopterhttp://docs.sandiego.gov/council_reso_o ... 311475.pdf

June 9th, 2018

SDFD Air Operations staff just completed extensive simulator and hands-on flight training ahead of delivery of our new Sikorsky Firehawk multi-mission helicopter. Copter 3 is still being prepared for us, but we should see it over CityofSanDiego this October!https://twitter.com/SDFDChief/status/10 ... 9674714112

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December,2017 - $9.8M Firehawk Copter OK’d — Now San Diego Will Have 3The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to spend $9.8 million to buy a firefighting helicopter, boosting the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s aerial fleet to three.The council separately approved using bond revenues to fund a $13.7 million hangar for its helicopters that will include living and office space. The facility will be built at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/20 ... go-will-3/

April,2018New SDFD Sikorsky S70i FIREHAWK (Copter 3) arrived ahead of schedule from its voyage across the Atlantic. Was just off-loaded at the Port of Baltimore & will be trucked to Coatesville, PA tomorrow. The S70i can deliver between 133%-233% more water than current SDFD copter fleet.https://twitter.com/OCFAChief/status/983118769978359814

March,2018First SDFD FIREHAWK now loaded on ship in Germany for journey to US. Thank you Sikorsky for the warm welcome to the family. Many lives and property will be saved over the many years Copter 3 will be in service.After it arrives in US, it goes to United Rotorcraft Solutions (Texas) for completion (tank, hoist, landing gear, paint, etc). Hope to have available in San Diego by late fall when historically the Santa Ana winds have caused most loss of life and destruction of property in SD.https://twitter.com/OCFAChief/status/977599743508471808

March,2018New Sikorsky FIREHAWK SDFD Copter 3 was loaded onto ship in Germany today. 3-4 week voyage to the US and then trucked to Sikorsky in PA. Main & tail rotor blades and quality control inspection at Sikorsky before delivery in June.https://twitter.com/OCFAChief/status/976972534179491840

Sikorsky Delivers First Black Hawk Helicopter to the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department - Jul 16, 2018

COATESVILLE, Penn., July 16, 2018 -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has delivered an S-70 Black Hawk helicopter to the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. When modified by a third party as a FIREHAWK helicopter with a 1,000-gallon belly tank, retractable snorkel, extended landing gear and rescue hoist, the City of San Diego will have a multirole platform with the speed to more quickly find and extinguish wildfires, perform rescue missions, and deliver initial medical care across the city and neighboring counties.